At this point it is hard to know, because *Better Call Saul* is mostly a prequel, but each season also opens with a scene (shot in black and white) post *Breaking Bad*. It's unclear if *Better Call Saul* will eventually recover parts of *Breaking Bad* and/or if later seasons will jump ahead and tell a full fledge story in the post *Breaking Bad* world. > “We couldn't really give you an exact amount of episodes," Gilligan > told us. "The reason being—and I'm not being coy here—it’s just hard > to know exactly. **But you did put your finger on something important. > Just from watching this show you can tell that it's a finite story. > And we know that even further from the fact that this show has to butt > up against the beginning of Breaking Bad. So there is a finite nature > here.”** > > **But there's one difference in Better Call Saul’s finite nature that > wasn't there with Breaking Bad, which is that there is yet again the > possibility of a whole other story to be told through the > black-and-white beginnings of a post-Breaking Bad world that we've put > at the top of each season," Gilligan says. "So while I think that > there is a definite end in sight for the pre-Breaking Bad story, there > still seems like there could be a lot in the post-Breaking Bad world.** > I'm kind of fascinated by that, simply as one of the first fans of the > series. What could come out of that? No promises, but it seems to me > that there's a little more opportunity for scope there than there even > was in Breaking Bad.” > http://www.denofgeek.com/us/tv/better-call-saul/264179/better-call-saul-could-become-breaking-bad-epilogue-vince-gilligan-reveals Season 4 However, has been teased to go right up against *Breaking Bad*, including introducing more characters that were mentioned in *Breaking Bad*, but never before seen. > “This is the best season yet,” Vince Gilligan told Comic-Con today of > Better Call Saul’s fourth season that starts next month. **“The overlap > between Better Call Saul and Breaking Bad gets closer and closer,”** > added the creator of the Bryan Cranston-Aaron Paul Emmy winner and > co-creator of its prequel of sorts, driving the cavernous Hall H crazy > with anticipation. > > > “**You are going to see some stuff,”** Gould cryptically declared before > showing a clip of the Bob Odenkirk-portrayed slimy lawyer who first > appeared on Breaking Bad in its second season in 2009. “You want the > last hill on the rollercoaster to be the scariest of all,” Gilligan > added. > https://deadline.com/2018/07/better-call-saul-breaking-bad-crossover-tease-season-comic-con-panel-trailer-video-1202429718/ **UPDATE:** Upon the new "future scene" in episode 4.01's opening sequence, it has been suggested by Vince Gilligan, Peter Gould, and Bob Odenkirk that these **future scenes** may take place **right before the end** of *Breaking Bad* in between episodes 5.15 & 5.16. Also Episode 4.01 features an uncredited cameo from a well-known *Breaking Bad* character. Tonelly there is also a shift in mood, which is most likely closer to how *Breaking Bad* feels in comparison. From [Screen Rant][1] discussing a recent Podcast: **SPOILER Warning!!!** The full article contains *Breaking Bad* spoilers AND discusses *Better Call Saul* 4.01 opening scene. >! On this week's edition of the Better Call Saul Insider podcast (via >! The Wrap), a brand new, quite intriguing curveball has been thrown >! into the mix when it comes to those aforementioned flashfowards. While >! speaking on the program, Gilligan, Gould, and Odenkirk suggested that >! these sequences might be set prior to the events of Breaking Bad's >! series finale, and that the person "Gene" most fears the wrath of is >! possibly ... ---------- I'm someone who has not seen more than the Pilot of *Breaking Bad*, but I do know some spoilers/character arcs. I know that most likley *Breaking Bad* viewers are getting a lot more out of *Better Call Saul* then I am, because there are a lot of easter eggs and such, but I have decided to wait until *Better Call Saul* is over and have the opposite experience, as I enjoy the show greatly without knowing every little detail of *Breaking Bad*. AMC just renewed *Better Call Saul* for a fifth season. If I were to guess, I would assume given what has been said about season four, that if they were to jump ahead into the post Breaking Bad world more ardently, season five would be the start. Personally I love the idea of *Breaking Bad* ultimately fitting into *Better Call Saul*, as opposed to just a companion piece or a prequel. [1]: https://screenrant.com/better-call-saul-flashforwards-walter-white-death/